1953 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1953 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina College (now known as East Carolina University) as a member of the North State Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 8–2 record and as conference champions.

1953 East Carolina Pirates football
North State Conference champions
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record8–2 (6–0 North State)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
1953 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Carolina $ 6 0 08 2 0
Catawba 4 1 14 5 1
Appalachian State 3 3 06 4 0
Lenoir–Rhyne 3 3 04 5 0
Guilford 2 3 03 5 0
Elon 1 4 11 6 1
Western Carolina 0 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Wilson Teachers (DC)*W 41–0[1]
September 26Lenoir–Rhyne
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 34–0[2]
October 3at CatawbaW 13–6[3]
October 10Elon
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 45–25[4]
October 17at Western Carolina
W 26–7[5]
October 24Guilford
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 40–0[6]
October 31Appalachian State
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 40–7[7]
November 7at Tampa*L 13–18[8]
November 14at Stetson*W 40–6[9]
January 2, 1954vs. Morris Harvey*
L 0–12[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "ECC opens with 41–0 win". The News and Observer. September 20, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "East Carolina in 34–0 grid triumph over Lenoir Rhyne". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bucs edge out Tribe by 13 to 6". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "ECC Pirates trounce Elon, 45–25". The News and Observer. October 11, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bucs spoil Cats' homecoming, 26–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "ECC wallops Quakers, 40–0". The News and Observer. October 25, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "East Carolina Pirates tumble Appalachian". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 1, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "East Carolina bows to Spartans, 18–13". The Tampa Tribune. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Stetson falls to E. Carolina power, 40–6". The Orlando Sentinel. November 15, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Morris Harvey upsets ECC in Elks Bowl, 12–0". The Charlotte Observer. January 3, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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